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US President John Adams once said that ‘facts are stubborn things’, but so too are myths. Some fairy tales are just too enchanting to abandon, and one of the more pervasive is that all healthcare stocks will benefit from an ageing population.

First, a bit of background. In the 1950s, Australia’s fertility rate was more than three children per woman. Today, it’s less than two. The ‘baby boomers’ had fewer children than their parents, so the proportion of young people in the population has been falling while the proportion of elderly has been rising. The median age of...

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